Improvement in nail-clincher for horseshoes



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NICHOLAS REPP, or WAJrERLOdVIOWA.

13mm Pam: No. 91,044, dated .me s, 1869. Y

IMPROVEMENT IN NAIL-CLINC'HER FOR HORSESHOES.

i The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, NICHOLAS REPP, of Waterloo, in the county of Black Hawk, and State of Iowa, have invented a new and improved Nail-Clineher for Horseshoes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled inthe art to make and use the same, reference beinghad to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Fgure 1 represents a side view of my improved nail-clincher.

Figure 2 is a transverse section of the same, taken on the plane ofthe line zum, iig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.v Y Y This invention relates to a new instrument for cutting and`clinching horseshoe-nails, and` for filing the hoof under the clinched parts of the nails, said instrument being intended as a substitute for the -four tools heretofore used for the 'same object, to wit: a nailcutter, a nail-head holder, a rasp, and a hammer for cliuching. v

The number of tools heretofore required made horseshoeiug very inconvenient, as ,the blacksmith could not hold all the tools in his hand, and had frequently to change his place, especially with an unquet horse. He therefore required an assistant, or had to release the hoof to go after his tools. A

Another difficulty with the hammering of nails is, that they` are frequently hammered out again, more or less, While being clinched, and thereby the shoe becomes loose while being applied.

My invention overcomes all these ,ditliculties It combines all the aforementioned tools in such a convenient manner as to belight and conveniently handled.

' It .will reachI a nail of any length, and at any suitable distance from the-edge of the hoof, and Willhold and -support the Vhead of a nail before it commences to clinch the same, so that the nail cannot be Worked.

loose.

The rasp is removable, tobe replaced when worn.

A and B, in the drawing, are the two handlesof my improved clincher. They are pivoted together by means of a pin, a, and are made of malleable cast-iron, or suitable material. i

0n the end of one handle, A, may be formed a hook-shaped extension, b, while the other handle has a segmental ltoothed arm, c, formed on it, thc toothed edge of the segment being eccentric to the pin a, as shown.

Near tothe pivot a are secured,to both handles, cutters l d, which are dovetailed, or otherwise removably secured, and which serve yto eut the nails to the proper length before they are clinched.

C is a rasp, fastened to the handle A by means of screws, e e, or otherwise, so that it can be removed or reversed at will. the reception of the clinch, in order to bring the latter flush with the hoof.

The hook v is placed under the shoe when the handles are together, as iu fig. 1, sothat it will-support the head of the nail, it being provided with au elevated portion, f, forbetter holding the nail-head. The handle B is then swung up, so as to carry the clincher c down, which will reach the nail that projects from the hoof, and will bend it over, elinching; it properly.

The rasp, cutters, and the clincher, may be made of steel, or other suitable hard material.

Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letter Patent A The improved implement, consisting of the handles A B, provided with the side-cutters d d, notched eccentric clincher c, formed in continuation of the handle B, the file C, and either with or without the hook b-j, all arranged as described, for the purposes speci- The rasp is used to file the hoof for 

